Dani Pedrosa has taken an imperious victory in the Spanish Grand Prix by storming away from his first pole position since Sepang 2015 and never looking back. The MotoGP race in Jerez was race number 3000 in the World Championship and one of the riders equal third on all-time podiums proved a fitting winner. Reigning champion Marc Marquez made inroads in the points battle in second, ahead of a stunning home ride from another five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo, sharing the podium with Pedrosa to keep the parity at 146 rostrum finishes apiece for the former nemeses.

The gap fluctuated at the front but Marquez was unable to make any real impression on Pedrosa lead, with the three-time World Champion pulling the pin in the final laps to cross the line in clear air for another stunning win  making it 16 years in a row the Spaniard has taken at least one victory in the World Championship.